The Quran

سورة الاٴنبیَاء

Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:46

The Prophets · Verse 46 of 112

وَلَئِنْ مَسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And if the slightest punishment of your Lord befalls them they would surely cry out, `Ah, Woe to Us! We were indeed unjust.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!

Ahmed Ali

Even if a whiff of the Lord´s chastisement were to touch them they would surely say: "Ah woe, alas, we were surely sinful."

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Ali Unal

And yet, if but a breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they are sure to cry: "Oh, woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers!"

Daryabadi

And if a breath of the torment of thy Lord were to touch them, they will say: woe unto us! we have been wrong-doers.

Faridul Haque

And if a whiff of your Lord’s punishment were to touch them, they would certainly say, "Woe to us - we were indeed unjust!"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if a blast of the chastisement of thy Lord were to touch them, they would say: O woe to us! Surely we were unjust.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And even if a breath of Thy Lord's punishment touch them, they will surely cry out, `Woe to us ! we were indeed wrongdoers.'

Muhammad Asad

And yet, if but a breath of thy Sustainer's chastisement touches them, they are sure to cry, "Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we were evildoers!" (

Muhammad Musin Khan

And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

Muhammad Pickthall

And if a breath of thy Lord's punishment were to touch them, they assuredly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers.

Muhammad Sarwar

If a blast of the torment of your Lord strikes them, they will say, "Woe to us! We have been unjust people."

Muhammed ali Shakir

And if a blast of the chastisement of your Lord were to touch them, they will certainly say: O woe to us! surely we were unjust.

Rashad Khalifa

When a sample of your Lord's retribution afflicts them, they readily say, "We were indeed wicked."

Shabbir Ahmed

And if a breath of your Lord’s retribution were to touch them, they would say, “Oh, woe to us! Surely, we were wrongdoers!”